The Review is a gold and copper mine located in Okanogan county, Washington at an elevation of 3,081 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 3,081 Feet (939 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Copper
Lat, Long: 48.96639, -119.04333
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Review MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Review
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Myers Creek
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: The Kobau Formation Was Deposited Proximal To Island Arcs Along A Convergent Continental Margin.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Greenstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Greenstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Reserve-Resource): CARMEN: 63,000 T IND, AU 9.18 G/T, WO3 O.1%; MARIA EUGENIA 235,000 T IND, CU 4.2%, AU 0.5 G/T, AG 60 G/T
Comment (Location): ENTRANCE ROADS AVAILABLE. ON THE EXTREME WEST FLANK OF SIERRA DE CAPILLITAS BY THE QUEBRADA ATAJO ON CERRO ATAJO.
Comment (Production): MINED IN 1878-1880
Comment (Development): EXPL.COM: FABRICACIONES MILITARES (1940'S); SERVICIO MINERO NACIONAL & AGENCIA JAPONESA DE CORPORACION INTERNACIONAL (1975) ; TOTAL$: 2.5 ; ECON.COM: 10% ROYALITY
Comment (Deposit): CARMEN: N 30 W, 85 SW, 300 M LONG - GRANDE AND MARIA EUGENIA: N 45 W, 75 NE, 500 M LONG - TRIUNFO: N 70 W, 80 NE TO 80 SW, 500 M LONG (2) ABOUT 4.8 KM W OF MARIA EUGENIA. HAS ASSAYS UP TO 60 OZ/TON AG AND 1 OZ/TON AU.
Comment (Geology): THE VEIN IS IN GREENSTONES OF THE KOBAU FORMATION OF PERMIAN OR TRIASSIC AGE.
Comment (Deposit): TWO ADITS, 360 AND 813 FEET IN LENGTH, RESPECTIVELY, WERE DRIVEN INTO THE HILLSIDE TO INTERSECT THE VEIN AT DEPTH (MOEN, 1980, P. 40). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Production): ACCORDING TO LANDES AND OTHERS (1902, P. 27), A SMELTER TEST, CONSISTING OF 50 TONS OF ORE, AVERAGED 0.86 OZ/TON AU.
References
Reference (Deposit): DERKEY, R.E.; JOSEPH, N.L.; LASMANIS, R., 1990, METAL MINES OF WASHINGTON-PRELIMINARY REPORT: STATE OF WASHINGTON, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-18, 577 P.
Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M. T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS-PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, 428 P.; V. 2, 67 P.
Reference (Deposit): LANDES, HENRY; THYNG, W.S.; LYON, D.A.; ROBERTS, MILNOR, 1902, ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1901, IN SIX PARTS; PART-II THE METALLIFEROUS RESOURCES OF WASHINGTON, EXCEPT IRON: WASHINGTON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 123 P.
Reference (Deposit): MOEN, W.S., 1980, MYERS CREEK AND WAUCONDA MINING DISTRICTS OF NORTHEASTERN OKANOGAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES BULLETIN 73, 96 P., 6 PL.
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